2012 Chrysler 200 Review

2012 Chrysler 200 a decent car, most affordable midsize cars are better, The 2012 Chrysler 200 sedan comes in four trim levels: Limited, Touring, LX and S. The 200 Convertible is offered with the choice of power cloth top or retractable hard top.

The 2012 Chrysler 200 unchanged from last year, this review uses some test driver comments from prior reviews.

The front-wheel drive 2012 Chrysler 200 is offered with two engines. This engine is connected to six speed automatic, which one says lacks refinement.

The EPA rates the Chrysler 200 sedan’s fuel economy at 21/30 mpg city/highway with the four-cylinder engine and four-speed automatic. Chrysler 200 sedans with the V6 engine get 19/29 mpg.

Cabin volume in the 200 sedan is a modest 100.3 cubic feet — 2.2 cubic feet less than the Sebring and on the small side for this class. --Trunk volume in the 200 sedan matches the Sebring's underwhelming 13.6 cubic feet. That’s size of many compact car trunks. Competing family sedans generally offer more; the Ford Fusion beats the 200 by more than 20 percent.

All 200s but the LX sedan get a six-speed automatic. Chrysler says a dual-clutch automatic is coming for four cylinders, which should improve mileage. -- One caveat: I drove only the soft-top 200 convertible. Limited has an optional folding hardtop, which, in outgoing hardtop Sebring convertible, proved a creaky bedfellow.

A V-6 Limited sedan tops out around $27,000. The 200 convertible, meanwhile, comes in Touring and Limited trims. Chrysler introduced the 200 to the competitive midsize-sedan segment for the 2011 model year. It's offered as five seat sedan and a four-seat convertible and is available with four-cylinder or V-6 power. Competitors include the Toyota Camry and Chevrolet Malibu, also Honda Accord and Ford Fusion

Chrysler 200 is a soft, top-grade materials and the climate and audio controls are very user-friendly.--The Chrysler 200’s 13.6 cubic-foot trunk is small compared with other affordable midsize cars.--In most trim levels it teams up with a six-speed automatic and return 20/31 mpg, but at lower trim levels will be stuck with outdated four-speed automatic and is rated at 21/30 mpg.

The Touring swaps in the six-speed automatic and also adds 17-inch alloy wheels, a power driver’s seat, leather trim on the steering wheel and shift knob, automatic climate control, a vehicle information center with a trip computer and compass and two extra stereo speakers.

Increase for the leather seats Limited net, heated front seats, Bluetooth connectivity smart phones, 18-inch alloy wheels, fog lamps, a SYSTEM UConnect Media Articles Search Google Voice command functionality and remote START.

Every Chrysler 200 model comes standard with dual front, side and side curtain airbags in addition to traction and stability control systems. The federal government gives the Chrysler 200 sedan four out of five stars in front crash tests and rollover risk tests, and three stars side crash tests, the four star rating overall. Convertible 200 has not yet tested by NHTSA.

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the title of 2012 Chrysler 200 Sedan Top Safety Pick, it means that receives the highest score from either the front, side, rear and roof strength tests.